Sediment delivery from a landslide to a stream in a drainage basin in Hong Kong

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 299, 2005, Pages 46-55

  Peart, Mervyn R ^a   Ruse, Mark E ^b   Fok, Lincoln ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

Hysteresis; Landslide; Sediment colour; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DEBRIS; EROSION; HYSTERESIS; LANDSLIDES; RAIN; STORMS;

CHANNEL SYSTEMS; EPHEMERAL DRAINAGE LINE; SEDIMENT COLORS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

DRAINAGE BASIN; HILLSLOPE; LANDSLIDE; RIVER CHANNEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 27544483790     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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